Derick Turner
Managing Director - Moodle Consultant at e-Learn Design Ltd.
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolDerick Turner is a seasoned e-learning technologist and founder of e-Learn Design Ltd., with 14+ years delivering Moodle implementations and consultancy from his base in Glasgow. As Managing Director and technical Moodle consultant, he blends deep PHP back-end expertise—evidenced by contributions to the Iomad/Moodle codebase around enrollment and permission logic—with a strong Unix systems background from senior roles at JP Morgan and SAIC. He specializes in turning complex administrative and event-driven requirements into reliable LMS features and integrations, bridging infrastructure, custom development, and product strategy. Derick’s career combines hands-on coding, platform administration, and client-facing leadership, and outside work he’s a devoted baseball enthusiast—an unexpected cross-cultural passion for a UK-based technologist.
14 years of coding experience
PGD, Information Technology, PGD, Information Technology at University of the West of ScotlandBSC, Electronics and Micro-Computer Engineering, BSC, Electronics and Micro-Computer Engineering at University of Glasgow
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Github Skills (10)
user-management10
php10
moodle10
back-end-development10
mysql9
event-handling9
rights-management9
access-management9
management9
permission9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
iomad/iomad
Oct 2013 - Jan 2023
Iomad
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 releases, 5 reviews, 5773 commits in 9 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Derick contributed to the Iomad codebase by merging master branch updates and implementing code changes within a PHP codebase (likely back-end logic). The primary focus appears to be related to the administration interface for approving users and managing course events, as suggested by file paths like `blocks/iomad_approve_access/approve.php` and code logic related to user and course enrollment. The contributions indicate a direct involvement with the core functionality of the Moodle platform with a focus on permission logic, and event management.
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